The following table lists HLC library functions that access the fields of a shared buffer defined during an ABL transaction. Each function operates on fields with a specific ABL data type.

Table 1. Functions that access ABL shared buffers

Function	Description
profldix( )	Returns the handle to a specified field in a shared buffer
prordbc( )	Reads the value of a CHARACTER field in a shared buffer
prordbd( )	Reads the value of a DATE field in a shared buffer
prordbi( )	Reads the value of an INTEGER field in a shared buffer
prordbl( )	Reads the value of a LOGICAL field in a shared buffer
prordbn( )	Reads the value of a DECIMAL field in a shared buffer
prordbr( )	Reads the value of a RECID field in a shared buffer
prowtbc( )	Writes a value to a CHARACTER field in a shared buffer
prowtbd( )	Writes a value to a DATE field in a shared buffer
prowtbi( )	Writes a value to an INTEGER field in a shared buffer
prowtbl( )	Writes a value to a LOGICAL field in a shared buffer
prowtbn( )	Writes a value to a DECIMAL field in a shared buffer
prowtbr( )	Writes a value to a RECID field in a shared buffer